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American Girl is dedicated to racial equity, and as part of that commitment, they’re providing free books written by Black women and featuring Black heroines.
American Girl is receiving anti-LGBTQ backlash over a new book from its Smart Girl's Guide series. The series addresses topics around gender.
Rowland with original American Girl dolls: Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. The line later expanded in the 1990s with Felicity Merriman of Colonial Williamsburg and its first non-white dolls: Addy ...
American Girl stands by guidance about LGBTQ+ identities and bodies in body image book, even as customers threaten to boycott brand.
Inspired by their podcast of the same name, historians Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks tackle these questions and more in their book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl (2023).
A children's book in an American Girl-branded series of self-help guides gives children advice on gender-affirming care.
She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books describing a year in the life of each ...
Some parents have taken offense to a book from the American Girl doll brand that discusses body image and gender, claiming it’s pushing impressionable children to change their gender.
The American Girl dolls had their issues. For starters, they were exorbitantly priced (buying just one doll with the accompanying accessories, books, and wardrobes could cost hundreds of dollars).
American Girl is committed to racial equity, and they're offering free books written by Black women and featuring Black heroines.
Dozens of people and more than a few dolls attended a program Saturday at the Minnesota History Center exploring the ways American Girl dolls have shaped culture.